Global B2B SaaS
A churn model that predicted which customers would churn 85-90% of the time, plus cloud migration dashboards, for a publicly traded global software company.
Data science, refreshingly human.
Your AI and data partner for high-stakes work.
We act as your fractional head of cloud, AI and machine learning, from strategy to build to infrastructure, when your data is sensitive or your deadline won't move.
Since 2016, our team has been the go-to machine intelligence partner providing strategy and execution on sensitive data and complex technology needs for cutting edge startups, child safety non-profits, Fortune 10s, and more.
“Working with Mike was always just a refreshing, joyous part of the week. I think it's very hard to find a consulting partner who can deeply listen and really understand your context, but then also quickly turn that into some kind of conceptual direction and really showing that understanding. Mike and the team did exactly that and think they would be a great partner for really anyone that's in this space...”
Proof, across industries
Consumer healthtech and CPG
A product testing platform that reimagines customer support and reduces the need for support intervention.
Child-safety non-profit, legal tech and education
An LMS migration with an API layer and access control, delivered on time and within budget.
Construction trades and IoT
Delivery under pressure: three video walkthroughs from construction trades and consumer healthtech and IoT.
Where Acorn shines
Is your project too important, too sensitive, or too urgent to leave to chance?
DOING IT YOURSELF DOES NOT MAKE SENSE
When the data is too sensitive for a general-purpose tool, or the team you need does not exist in-house yet, you need a partner who has done it before.
THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Sensitive data and real business risk, so the work has to hold up from day one.
THE TIMELINE IS TIGHT
A tradeshow date or a press launch that will not move. We build to the deadline, not around it.
Start with a Discovery Roadmap
You leave with a plan, a cost estimate, and an honest go or no-go.
What you get:
- Workshops
- Stakeholder interviews
- An idea and risk check
- A validation report
- A technology roadmap
- Investment recommendations and estimates
Fixed-price, delivered within 30 days. If you continue with Acorn, the full fee is credited 100% to your first year of fees.
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How it works
1. An intro call
Tell us what you are launching, fixing, or trying to decide.
2. A fixed-price discovery roadmap
Delivered within 30 days.
3. An ongoing partnership
The discovery fee is credited 100% to your first year of fees.
One accountable lead, the right specialists behind them.
Mike runs your engagement and brings in data scientists, engineers and delivery leads as the work needs them. He has worked with more than 100 teams over about 20 years.
Why we're different
We care about your problems more than our own.
Your goals become our goals. We show up as an invested partner, not a vendor clocking hours.
We have an overdelivery problem.
We'd rather do too much than too little — expect more value delivered than what you signed up for.
We make the experience fun and enjoyable.
Achieving your goals should be a positive experience, and we ensure it is fun and enjoyable every step of the way.
Sensitive data, handled with care
Much of our work involves data that can't leak: customer records, employee data, financials and trade secrets. We build so your data stays in systems you control or that we run for you, with access limited to the people who need it. How much protection a project needs depends on the use case and an assessment of your risk and governance requirements, so we start there.
Let's talk.
High stakes, sensitive data, or a deadline that will not move? Tell us what you are launching.
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